The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned the Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Mr. Bamidele Oleyelogun, in court over alleged financial impropriety.
Oleyelogun is being arraigned alongside the Clerk of the house, Bode Adeyelu, the lawmaker representing Akoko South West I in the House, Felemu Bankole, and two other staff.
Their trial was, however, stalled following the the absence of the EFCC lawyer, Didanj Fredrick.
Frederick said the anti-graft commission did not get the hearing notice until late in the evening of Monday.
The lawmakers requested for funds to be released for four members of the Committee on Tertiary Education to attend the seminar organised on Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12, December, 2019.
Those penciled down to attend the seminar included the former Clerk, the Deputy Speaker, the Chairman of the House Committee on Tertiary Education and two members of the committee.
Detained alongside the Speaker are Adeyelu, Bankole, Olusegun Kayode and O. J. Afolabi.
“The exercise which started Monday (yesterday) was suspended because the Chairman House Committee on Selection and the Speaker of the House, Rt Honourable Oleyelogun Bamidele David, is indisposed.
Omole said the exercise will continue tomorrow (Wednesday).
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